Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 25 specimens in 6 taxa.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.35 - 10.36
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.35 - 10.36
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Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.35 - 10.36
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.35 - 10.36
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Lepisosteus
Lepisosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.
There are four species:
- Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864 (Spotted gar)
- Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Longnose gar)
- Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque, 1820 (Shortnose gar)
- Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay, 1842 (Florida gar)
Three species formerly classified in Lepisosteus (the tropical gar and alligator gar) are now assigned to the genus Atractosteus.
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Lepisosteus in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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